Category: Health & Fitness
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Spreading COVID-19 Through Tears is Unlikely
There is low risk of spreading the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 through tears. It’s better to worry about the droplets and mucus expelled by coughing or sneezing. Those are more likely to spread the virus than through the bodily fluid of tears. The findings were by researchers from the National University Hospital in Singapore. Their…
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Substances Linked to Bladder Cancer Found in Urine of E-cigarette Users
A review study shows e-cigarette users can have up to six substances with a strong link to bladder cancer in their urine. Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and NYU Langone Health reported the findings. They analyzed multiple studies that looked at urine of people who used e-cigarettes and sometimes…
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Music Therapy Can Help Post-Heart Attack Patients
Listening to music 30 minutes daily can help reduce anxiety, pain and subsequent heart problems after heart attacks. This finding was presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology. 30 Minutes a Day of Music After heart attacks, patients experience pain episodes called early post-infarction angina. After…
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COVID-19 Coronavirus Can Stay on Surfaces For Hours to Days
Scientists have determined that the SARS-CoV-2 can remain on different surfaces from hours to up to three days. SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The researchers found that this virus can stay on copper for 3 hours, or cardboard for up to 24 hours, and on plastic and stainless steel for up to 2…
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Pay Attention to Older People in Poorer Countries for COVID-19, Say Experts
Some health experts are saying COVID-19 responses largely ignore the most at risk group: older people, especially those in poorer countries. These health experts stated this in an editorial in the journal British Medical Journal. The authors in the editorial included those from the University of East Anglia (UEA), London School of Hygiene & Tropical…
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COVID-19 Spreads Fast, With 1 in 10 Infected by Other People With No Symptoms
About ten percent of those who are infected for COVID-19 get infected from people with no symptoms. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin studying the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 made this finding. The team was also able to identify how quickly the virus spread. Their paper will be published in the journal…
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New Technique Fixes Herniated Discs Like Patching Flat Tires
A new two-step medical technique can repair herniated discs like patching up flat tires. The technique involves filling up the ruptured disc with hyaluronic acid gel and then using a collagen gel to seal the hole in the disc. The development of the technique was led by a team from Cornell University. Their study was…
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Incubation Period for COVID-19 is 5.1 Days, Says Study
A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that the median incubation period of the respiratory illness COVID-19 is 5.1 days. 14-Day Quarantine Period Reasonable The researchers analyzed publicly available data on infections by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 which caused COVID-19. Based on this incubation period, the researchers said the…
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Resting Postures Like Squatting and Kneeling May Have Health Benefits
Sitting for hours is linked to cardiovascular disease but squatting and kneeling may have health benefits. Modern folks spend hours every day in the resting posture of sitting in chairs. This inactivity leads to health risks like cardiovascular disease. Researchers at the University of Southern California have found that resting posture like squatting and kneeling…
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Music Therapy Can Help Stroke Patients During Rehabilitation
Music therapy can help during neurorehabilitation of acute stroke patients and also improve their moods, according to a recent study. The study was done by researchers at the Anglia Ruskin University in the UK and performed at the stroke and rehabilitation unit at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge, U.K. For over two years, 177 patients participated…